Blackhawks vs. Canadiens Prediction, Odds & Stats - December 18, 2025

Scoreboard	1	2	3	Odds
Chicago Blackhawks 29-39-9-5	1	0	0	+5.5
Montreal Canadiens 48-24-5-5	1	0	3	+145

Date	Result	Competition
05/14/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 6 - 3	Atlantic
05/12/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 3 - 2	Atlantic
05/10/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 2 - 6	Atlantic
05/08/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 5 - 1	Atlantic
05/06/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 2 - 4	Atlantic
05/03/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 ) 2 - 1	Atlantic
04/15/26	San Jose Sharks SJ ( 39-35-6-2 ) Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 29-39-9-5 ) 2 - 5	Pacific
04/13/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 29-39-9-5 ) 5 - 1	Atlantic
04/11/26	St. Louis Blues STL ( 37-33-8-4 ) Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 29-39-9-5 ) 5 - 3	Central
04/09/26	Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 53-22-3-4 ) Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 29-39-9-5 ) 7 - 2	Metropolitan
04/06/26	Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 29-39-9-5 ) San Jose Sharks SJ ( 39-35-6-2 ) 2 - 3	Central
04/04/26	Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 29-39-9-5 ) Seattle Kraken SEA ( 34-37-5-6 ) 4 - 2	Central

Team	Puckline	Moneyline	Over / Under
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	+1.5 0	0	U+5.50
Montreal Canadiens MON	-1.5 0	0	O+5.50

time	fav	line	total
Opening 17 Dec 10:16pm	CHI		O +5.5 -118
Closing 19 Dec 2:21am	CHI		U +5.5 -160

Nick Suzuki Center Chicago	101	Points	75	Connor Bedard Center Montreal
Nick Suzuki Center Chicago	37	+ / -	2	Ilya Mikheyev Right Wing Montreal
Cole Caufield Right Wing Chicago	258	Shots	226	Connor Bedard Center Montreal
Arber Xhekaj Defense Chicago	116	Penalty Mins	63	Louis Crevier Defense Montreal
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Chicago	29	Wins	19	Spencer Knight Goaltender Montreal
Jacob Fowler Goaltender Chicago	2.4	GAA	2.3	Drew Commesso Goaltender Montreal

Lane Hutson Defense Chicago	12	Points
Alexandre Texier Left Wing Chicago	8	+ / -
Juraj Slafkovsky Left Wing Chicago	34	Shots	Did not qualify
Kaiden Guhle Defense Chicago	30	Penalty Mins
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Chicago	7	Wins
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Chicago	2.3	GAA

team	win	loss	last 10	w/l streak	ats	money	home	away	total
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks	13	14	2-7-1	1W	25-8	1260	7-6-2-1	6-8-2-1	14-18-1
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens	17	12	7-3-0	1L	15-18	-695	8-9-0-1	9-3-2-1	21-9-3

date	home-away	ats	o/u	MON:Shots	MON:Goals	MON:Assists	CHI:Shots	CHI:Goals	CHI:Assists
12/18/2025	MON 4 - CHI 1	MON	Under 5.5	35	4	6	15	1	2
10/11/2025	CHI 2 - MON 3	MON	Under 6	28	3	6	22	2	4
04/14/2025	MON 3 - CHI 3	CHI	Under 6	25	3	6	21	3	6
01/03/2025	CHI 4 - MON 2	CHI	Under 6	40	2	4	26	4	8
12/22/2023	CHI 2 - MON 5	MON	Over 6	28	5	8	21	2	4
10/14/2023	MON 3 - CHI 2	MON	Under 6.5	30	2	4	36	3	4
02/14/2023	MON 4 - CHI 0	MON	Under 6	22	0	0	31	4	8
11/25/2022	CHI 2 - MON 2	MON	Under 6.5	23	2	3	32	2	3
01/13/2022	CHI 3 - MON 2	CHI	Under 5.5	29	2	4	31	3	6
12/09/2021	MON 0 - CHI 2	CHI	Under 5.5	25	2	2	30	0	0
01/15/2020	MON 1 - CHI 4	CHI	Under 6	28	4	5	33	1	2
03/16/2019	MON 0 - CHI 2	CHI	Under 6.5	24	2	4	48	0	0
12/09/2018	CHI 2 - MON 3	MON	Under 6	28	3	6	39	2	4
11/05/2017	CHI 0 - MON 2	MON	Under 6	35	2	4	38	0	0
10/10/2017	MON 1 - CHI 3	CHI	Under 5.5	25	3	5	42	1	0

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
04/15/2026	CHI 5 - SJ 2	W	Over 6.5	17	2	3
04/13/2026	CHI 1 - BUF 5	L	Under 6.5	26	5	8
04/11/2026	CHI 3 - STL 5	L	Over 6	28	5	10
04/09/2026	CHI 2 - CAR 7	L	Over 6	22	7	10
04/06/2026	SJ 3 - CHI 2	L	Under 6.5	29	2	4
04/04/2026	SEA 2 - CHI 4	W	Under 6	31	4	8
04/02/2026	EDM 3 - CHI 1	L	Under 6.5	18	1	2
03/31/2026	CHI 3 - WIN 4 (OT)	L	Over 6	24	4	8
03/29/2026	NJ 5 - CHI 3	L	Over 6	31	3	6
03/27/2026	NYR 6 - CHI 1	L	Over 6	28	1	2

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
05/14/2026	BUF 3 - MON 6	W	Over 6	36	3	5
05/12/2026	MON 2 - BUF 3	L	Under 6.5	31	2	4
05/10/2026	MON 6 - BUF 2	W	Over 6	36	6	11
05/08/2026	BUF 1 - MON 5	W	Under 6	30	1	2
05/06/2026	BUF 4 - MON 2	L	Under 6	16	4	5
05/03/2026	TB 1 - MON 2	W	Under 5	29	1	2
05/01/2026	MON 0 - TB 1 (OT)	L	Under 5.5	30	0	0
04/29/2026	TB 2 - MON 3	W	Under 5.5	40	2	2
04/26/2026	MON 2 - TB 3	L	Under 6	18	2	4
04/24/2026	MON 3 - TB 2	W	Under 6	29	3	5

Chicago Blackhawks CHI Montreal Canadiens MON

rank	edge in	rank	avg
1	Goals Per Game	5	3.1
1	Goals Against Per Game	2	2.3
1	Shots Per Game	12	25.4
1	Shots Against Per Game	6	27.3
1	Shooting %	5	12.1
1	Opponent Shooting %	3	8.6
1	Shot Differential Per Game	7	-1.83
1	Scoring Efficiency Ratio	5	12.1
1	Save %	3	.910
1	Opponent Save %	2	.880
1	Penalty Minutes Per Game	6	15.6
1	Power Play Goals Per Game	3	0.92
1	Power Play Goals Against Per Game	11	0.83
1	Power Play %	6	22.9
1	Penalty Kill %	13	78.7
1	Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio	13	1.63

offence

Chicago Blackhawks CHI

	Season stats	rank
Goals	2.56	31
Shots	24.59	32
Power Play (%)	17	30
Faceoff (%)	46	32
Penalty Mins	712	16

Montreal Canadiens MON

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.4	7
Shots	26.29	24
Power Play (%)	23	9
Faceoff (%)	51	9
Penalty Mins	849	5

defence

Chicago Blackhawks CHI

	Season stats	rank
Goals	2.56	31
Shots	24.59	32
Power Play (%)	17	30
Faceoff (%)	46	32
Penalty Mins	712	16

Montreal Canadiens MON

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.4	7
Shots	26.29	24
Power Play (%)	23	9
Faceoff (%)	51	9
Penalty Mins	849	5

Chicago Blackhawks CHI

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Andrew Mangiapane (LW)	Ques Wed	Undisclosed - 12 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Ethan Del Mastro (D)	Ques Mon	Undisclosed - 12 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Frank Nazar (C)	Ques Mon	Mouth - 12 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Nick Lardis (LW)	Ques Sat	Hand - 04 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Artyom Levshunov (D)	out for season	Hand - 31 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Matt Grzelcyk (D)	out for season	Upper Body - 23 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Andrew Mangiapane (LW)	Ques Mon	Upper Body - 21 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Louis Crevier (D)	Ques Sun	Undisclosed - 21 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Wyatt Kaiser (D)	Ques Tues	Upper Body - 13 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Oliver Moore (C)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 09 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Montreal Canadiens MON

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Noah Dobson (D)	Out indefinitely	Thumb - 12 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alexandre Carrier (D)	Out Indefinitely	Upper Body - 31 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Josh Anderson (RW)	Ques Tues	Illness - 28 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alexandre Texier (LW)	Ques Tues	Lower Body - 26 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Josh Anderson (RW)	Ques Tues	Upper Body - 19 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Kirby Dach (C)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 16 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Cole Caufield (RW)	Ques Sat	Illness - 11 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Joe Veleno (C)	Ques Thurs	Illness - 03 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alexandre Texier (LW)	Ques Feb. 26	Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Kirby Dach (C)	Ques Tues	Hand - 24 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

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Chicago Blackhawks CHI

Under is 16-7-2 in Blackhawks last 25 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.

Under is 35-14-3 in Blackhawks last 52 Thursday games.

Blackhawks are 1-4 in their last 5 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Blackhawks are 47-101 in their last 148 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Under is 4-0-1 in Blackhawks last 5 games as a favorite.

Montreal Canadiens MON

Canadiens are 9-3 in their last 12 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.

Over is 4-0-1 in Canadiens last 5 Thursday games.

Canadiens are 5-11 in their last 16 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Over is 7-2 in Canadiens last 9 games as a favorite.

Canadiens are 9-42 in their last 51 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	43-38	34-37-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	42-41	47-31-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	43-38	34-37-10
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	42-27-9
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	34-49	39-36-8
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	33-44	37-34-6
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	49-35	44-34-6
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	48-36	37-36-11
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	33-44	37-34-6
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

Chicago Blackhawks

Pitchers

POS	Player

Hitters

POS	Player

Montreal Canadiens

Pitchers

POS	Player

Hitters

POS	Player

Game Statistics

Shots

6.7

11.4

Shooting %

Penalties

Penalty Minutes

Power Plays

Goals

Team	Last 5 Matches
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 29-39-9-5 )	W L L L L
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )	L W W L W

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Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )

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Matchup

Nick Suzuki Center Chicago	101	Points	75	Connor Bedard Center Montreal
Nick Suzuki Center Chicago	37	+ / -	2	Ilya Mikheyev Right Wing Montreal
Cole Caufield Right Wing Chicago	258	Shots	226	Connor Bedard Center Montreal
Arber Xhekaj Defense Chicago	116	Penalty Mins	63	Louis Crevier Defense Montreal
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Chicago	29	Wins	19	Spencer Knight Goaltender Montreal
Jacob Fowler Goaltender Chicago	2.4	GAA	2.3	Drew Commesso Goaltender Montreal

Lane Hutson Defense Chicago	12	Points
Alexandre Texier Left Wing Chicago	8	+ / -
Juraj Slafkovsky Left Wing Chicago	34	Shots	Did not qualify
Kaiden Guhle Defense Chicago	30	Penalty Mins
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Chicago	7	Wins
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Chicago	2.3	GAA

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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens Prediction, NHL Odds

The Montreal Canadiens will look to get back in the win column on Thursday when they host the slumping Chicago Blackhawks.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	43-38	34-37-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	42-41	47-31-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	43-38	34-37-10
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	42-27-9
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	34-49	39-36-8
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	33-44	37-34-6
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	49-35	44-34-6
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	48-36	37-36-11
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	33-44	37-34-6
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

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